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About Me

Davey Rockit began playing music at the age of 5. Raised outside of Nashville Tennessee and son to a psych-a-delic rock/funk/jazz drummer, music was always around for little David. At the age of 12 Davey became infatuated with DJ'n and producing hip hop music. Blessed with his parents extensive record collection Davey began experimenting with the records equipped with an old panasonic turntable and a guitar amp. Soon afterwards he got his hands on a 4 Track cassette recorder and quickly began making cut and paste sample based beats.@ fourteen Davey began playing local shows in Nashville with various hip hop acts. By Sixteen he was already a resident DJ in Nashville's only hip hop night (A weekly lasting 2 and a half years). At the age of 18 David (going under the name EQ) was linked with hip hop act Mars ILL which led to a touring job with fellow DeepSpace5er Listener. Touring for 2 and half years across the midwest, south-east, and east coast. In 2005 Listener and Dave put out the record Ozark Empire which was released on MUSH records. The record was charted in the CMJ top 5 college hip hop charts for 3 months straight...moving forward...Davey has opened for acts like Atmosphere, MF DOOM?, to acts like Lynard Skynard (seriously). He now tours full time with Pigeon John. Performing in 38 states this year alone plus Ireland, Paris and Nassau Bahamas.Check for the 08 release of Davey Rockits instrumental masterpiece "BrokenHeartBeats" and watch for him to play in a town near you!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/4/2005
Band Members: Davey Rockit plays turntables, drums, MPC-1000, guitar, bass, and analog synths.
Influences: CALIFORNIA!!!, The Beatles (Number 1 always!!), Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, Biz Markie, DJ Shadow, Bill Withers, Issac Hayes, Gang Starr, Skratch Piklz, Kanye (guilty pleasure), The Allman brothers, Miles Davis, Mark the 45 king, Aesop Rock, Eric B and Rakim, Dylan, Devandra Banhart, Wu-tang Clan, Pedro the Lion, Cream, De la Soul, Prince Paul, Danger Mouse, Lee Michaels, RATM, Drum Breaks!, tomato soup cans, The Beat Junkies, Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, the Animal Crackers, Jazzy Jeff, Jam Master Jay, Self, Van Gogh, Bill Withers, Rare Earth, James Brown, Outkast, Beck, Stars, the Ocean, Color, Pain, Honesty, and my right hand man Jesus!
Sounds Like: something you will love or hate.
Record Label: shopping
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Vocoders are fun!

So I put a new song up called runaway. It's something i've never done before..singing on a song..(with the help of a vocode..of course). Lemme know what you think of this..I might make sum ...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:08:00 PST

TOUR DATES w/ Pigeon John

Mar 7 2008 9:00P Canvas Phoenix, Arizona 1011 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, Arizona 85004Cost : http://www.canvas1011.com/ Mar 8 2008 6:00P Relevant Media Group 5 Year Anniversary Party at Relevan...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:32:00 PST

Its a new day.

Goodbye 2007. You have been pretty good to me, and i'll miss you very much. Thanks for saving my life, getting me sweet gigs and getting my ass out to Cali. Though I may miss you, it...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:49:00 PST

LA to Paris, Paris to Nashville

Well the holidays are here and i'm in the good ol' state of Tennessee for a few weeks. Prior to this me and the PJ crew were performing in Paris, France for a french clothing company called la halle. ...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:59:00 PST

news update!

So the City of Angels is my new home. Cali is 100% the best coast on the planet. Maybe it will become its own country one day???Moving on.... I've been on the road now with Pigeon John for 2 months to...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:49:00 PST

Love

Love If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:17:00 PST

The Curse of an Aching Heart

You made me what I am today,I Hope you're satisfied,You dragged and dragged me downUntil my soul within me died,You shattered each and every dream,You fooled me from the start,And though you're not tr...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Mon, 21 May 2007 04:45:00 PST

Broken Heart Beats

So valetines has passed and the record still isn't finished. And I know I said i'd put a sampler up, but right now the record process is awesome ..meaning just when I think i;m close to finish ti...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:20:00 PST

Loc'd out in Cali, hip hopped in Dublin

2 weeks ago was the most amazing experience ever. I chilled in LA for 2 days with Sergio (DJ Wise) and Redcloud whom proceeded to get me loc'd out cali style (thanks for the fresh cap and shades and I...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:47:00 PST

The New album is arriving

So a good year and a half since Ozark Empire has passed and I have put together my first solo effort an album called BrokenHeartBeats... its a story about friendship/love/and heartach. An alternate ve...
Posted by Davey Rockit on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:10:00 PST